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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

VILLIAM WALLACE CLARKSON, OF FARMER VILLAGE, NEW YORK.

SHINGLING-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 451,807, dated May 5, 1891.

Application filed October 29, 1890. Serial No. 369.689. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM WALLACE CLARKSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at FarmerVillage, in the county of Seneca and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Shingling-Bracket, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to an improvementin shingling-brackets, the bracket being simple, neat, and attractive in appearance, and being positive in its action and taking up but little room; and it consists of certain features of novelty hereinafter described, and then pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved shingling-bracket in use. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof, showing the supporting-lever thrown back.

1 is the usual wedge-shaped base, which at its thickened edge 2 is curved downwardly and provided with teeth 3. Extending upwardly and rearwardly from the sides Of the base 1 at its toothed end are parallel arms 4, through the Outer ends Of which passes a pin 5, said pin passing through the forks 6 6 of the bifurcated lever 7, which lever is curved at the base of the fork and is enlarged somewhat where the pin passes through. The outer sides of the forks Of said lever are eX- tended laterally, as at 9, so that when said lever is thrown back, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 3, the lateral extensions of the forks will engage the under sides of the arms 4.

Vhen the bracket is in use, (see Fig. 1,) it will be observed that the wedge-shaped base is inserted up under a shingle, so that the teeth thereof will engage a shingle below, thus presenting the arms 4 upwardly. The lever 7 is thrown forward, so that the ends of the forks will engage the shingle under which the base 1 passes, thus presenting the lever in such position with relation to the roof being shingled that a-beam or timber 8 may be supported thereon at one end, the timber being of course supported by a similar bracket at the other end. The action of the lever is such that the greater the pressure exerted thereon the more securely will 'the bracket be held in place, for the reason that the ends of the forks will be pressed firmly against the roof.

The bracket is preferably made of malleable iron and weighs from ten to twelve ounces; but Of course any other material or any other weight may be adopted.

Vhat I claim is- In a shingling-bracket, the combination of a base provided with upwardly and rear-y WILLIAM WALLACE CLARKSON.

Vitnesses:

JOHN L. RYAN, JASON G. VAN COURT. 

